More than 50 injured as fire breaks out at auto parts plant in South Korea: ReportA major fire erupted at a car parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea. The blaze has resulted in 50 people sustaining injuries. Of these, 35 ...
20 Mar, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
India explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels after Chinese curbsIndia is reportedly collaborating with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Myanmar to secure rare-earth mineral samples, aiming to divers...
10 Sep, 2025, 10.18 AM IST
The rebel army behind one of the world’s major rare earth suppliesMyanmar, a key rare earths supplier to China, faces disruption as rebel forces seize control of mines. This complicates Beijing's position,...
20 Aug, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
Trump auto tariffs take aim at a pillar of Asian economies - and national prideU.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks, impacting Japan and South Korea's car industries....
28 Mar, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
From Audi to Foxconn and H&M; which companies are likely to feel the heat from Donald Trump's tariffs?President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China threaten major industries. Automakers like Audi, BMW, and Toyota, alo...
05 Dec, 2024, 04.18 PM IST
Hyundai IPO: Be mindful of these 7 risks ahead of issue opening on TuesdayHyundai IPO: Hyundai Motor India's IPO opens on October 15, priced at Rs 1,865-1,960 per share. Key risks include potential conflicts of in...
14 Oct, 2024, 10.34 AM IST
New U.S. rules on EV subsidies slam Hyundai, Kia's dreamsThe Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden last month excludes Hyundai Motor Co and its affiliate Kia Corp fro...
01 Sep, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
Volkswagen plans to sell first electric car in India in 2023While it would like to import all 2,500 units, the availability of vehicles is a concern worldwide due to worsening supply chain constraint...
10 Jun, 2022, 05.12 AM IST
Maruti reports lowest market share in 8 years, Tata Motors at 13 years highThe onset of a new decade, in a true sense, threw a completely unseen and unprecedented world for all of us. The Indian passenger vehicle i...
07 Apr, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Hyundai Motor Group chases local chipmakers to cut exposure to shortageHyundai officials have met with local "fabless" firms - which design chips but outsource manufacturing to the likes of TSMC and Samsung Ele...
16 Jun, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Posco's steel plant in India faces disruption, hampers auto supply chainAutomakers including Maruti Suzuki, India's top carmaker by sales, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors , Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra source s...
12 Mar, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Hyundai bought chips when rivals didn't; its assembly lines are still rollingOther than Japan's Toyota Motor, which said this month it had enough chip inventory to last it about four months, Hyundai and its sister fi...
26 Feb, 2021, 11.39 AM IST
The deal is off: Hyundai, Kia no longer in talks with Apple on making autonomous carsThe news wiped about $8.5 bn off duo's combined market value.
08 Feb, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Hyundai wrestles with the risks of embracing AppleHyundai said earlier this month it was in preliminary talks with Apple, but gave no details. Local media said the firms were discussing an ...
29 Jan, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Changing times: Auto industry set to put brakes on central Europe's Covid-19 recoveryAfter communist rule ended three decades ago, the auto sector became an important source of foreign investment, employment and growth. But ...
30 Jul, 2020, 12.29 PM IST
Kia plans to produce electric vehicles, hybrids in India; targets 2021 for launchKia Motors India, the wholly-owned arm of Kia Motors Corporation, has lined also up three models to be launched here in the next three year...
11 Jun, 2018, 05.39 PM IST
- State investment funds fight suspicion at Davos
Sovereign wealth funds are in Davos this year in force, reflecting their new-found power, but even at this meeting celebrating globalisatio...
24 Jan, 2008, 05.29 PM IST